it was beautiful. gina and the girls saved my life. but almost 40 years ago, surrogacy was viewed with suspicion. months after britain s first surrogate baby was born, so too were the very first surrogacy laws. today, those laws are under review. 0nly altruistic surrogacy is allowed here. surrogates can t advertise and they can t charge a fee only expenses. carina paid around £75,000 in expenses for her family. because there isn t an actual legal framework that surrogacy operates within, there s a heck of a lot of trust that s needed. and the classic thing is people always say, what if she keeps your baby? but one thing that ena said to me, and it really opened my eyes with regards to the law and the way it stands,
surrogate baby was born, so too were the very first surrogacy laws. today, those laws are under review. only altruistic surrogacy is allowed here. surrogates can t advertise and they can t charge a fee only expenses. carina paid around £75,000 in expenses for her family. because there isn t an actual legal framework that surrogacy operates within, there s a heck of a lot of trust that s needed. and the classic thing is people always say, what if she keeps your baby? but one thing that ena said to me, and it really opened my eyes with regards to the law and the way it stands, she said, my biggest fear is what if you don t take your baby? because, legally, i m that child s mum. so there are two sides to every coin here. the end of natalie s surrogacy journey is now weeks away. she and husband jack already have two children, but her surrogacy dream was born out
changes in seconds and it s like you just fall into this hole. and then when evelyn was born, who was the first one, it felt like the first time since that diagnosis sorry this weight had been lifted. there was no handing over. it wasjust all four of us being in the room, part of a wonderful birth. and ijust watched a family being created, literally in front of my eyes. almost felt like i was encroaching on their moment of the beginning of their family. it was beautiful. the girls saved my life. but almost 40 years ago, surrogacy was viewed with suspicion. months after britain s first surrogate baby was born, so, too, were the very first surrogacy laws. today, those laws are under review. only altruistic surrogacy is allowed here.